OPENING QUESTIONS:

1. What is your favorite Fall food?

2. When someone says the word “heaven”, what is the first image that comes to mind?

IN THE WORD:

1. Describe in your own words what Jesus says heaven is. John 14:2-3 NLT

2. What are the clues about what heaven will be like? Revelation 21:1-5 NIV

3. What do these verses tell us about working in heaven? Revelation 22:3 NIV; Matthew 25:23 NIV

4. The story of the transfiguration in Matthew 17 NIV gives us an idea about knowing people who have died when we’re in heaven. How would you describe this?

5. Read Revelation 21:1-7 NIV and describe how different heaven will be from our experience on earth.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1. What is one new thing that you learned about heaven in this study?

2. What are you looking forward to most in heaven?

3. Do you have any worries about heaven? Share with your group.

4. Spend some time praying for each other and giving thanks for the wonderful place that God is preparing for all of us as Christ-followers.

CONTINUED LEARNING:

Get a copy of the book, Heaven by Randy Alcorn and read more about what the Bible has to say about heaven. There is also a children’s version to use as a family.